NCP for unity among communities for CHT development
The National Citizen Party on Monday called for unity among all communities living in the Chittagong Hill Tracts for the development in the three hill districts...
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Unfinished journey of CHT accord
IN THE misty hills of Bandarban, the southern part of Chittagong Hill Tracts, an indigenous Marma family was torn apart by a war not of their making. Two brothers, raised side by side, found themselves on opposing sides of a battlefield: the elder in the military and the younger with the Shanti Bahini, fighting for the political rights of the indigenous peoples. The...
Govt to establish peace in CHT: Touhid
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said that the government wanted to establish peace in the three districts of the Chittagong Hill Tracts to unlock the region鈥檚 immense potential for development...
Protests continue over rape of Tripura girl
Protests continued in the capital Dhaka, Chattogram, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and Rajshahi on Friday over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl from the Tripura community in Khagrachari.
Violence against women rises: PCJSS report
The number of incidents of human rights violation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts鈥攃overing Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban districts鈥攕lightly decreased in the first half of 2025, with 103 incidents reported, compared with 107 incidents during the same period last year, according to a half-yearly report by Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti...
Justice for Kalpana Chakma demanded
Hill women at Sajek in Rangamati on Monday demanded justice for Kalpana Chakma who was abducted from her home in June 1996 and has remained missing since then...
CHT Commission for end to persecution of Bawm community
The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission in a statement on Monday called on the government to end the 鈥榮ystematic persecution of Bawm community鈥�, condemning the recent death of a Bawm youth in jail custody...
Govt reaffirms commitment to fully implement CHT peace accord
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs secretary, Md Abdul Khaleque, reaffirmed Bangladesh government鈥檚 unwavering commitment to uphold the constitutional guarantee in promoting and protecting the rights of all citizens and...
鈥楲iving under militarisation鈥� depicts state repression of nat鈥檒 minorities
The Indigenous Community Grant 2024 winner photographer Denim Chakma on Monday in a photographic presentation depicted state repression of the people of Bawm community and other national minorities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Baisabi festival ends with Marma Jalkeli
Baisabi festival in the Chittagong Hill Tracts ended on Saturday with Jalkeli event of the Marma community...
CHT in festive mood as Baisabi begins
The Chittagong Hill Tracts wears a festive mood today as the national minorities living in the hill districts of Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban start their New Year festival which is widely coined as Baisabi.
Implementation of CHT accord demanded
Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti on Saturday celebrated its 53rd founding anniversary renewing the call to implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord as hill people鈥檚 fate remained unchanged even after signing of the accord in 1997.
Ex-CHT affairs state minister Dipankar Talukdar arrested
Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective branch on Monday arrested former state minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, Awami League lawmaker Dipankar Talukdar.
NATIONAL MINORITIES: Constitutional recognition for pluralistic society
INDIGENOUS peoples are identified in international forums, including the United Nations, as first nations, hunter-gatherers, or hill tribes. These peoples usually live in mountainous or rural areas somewhat isolated from the mainland, which reflects the distinctive characteristics of their social, cultural, and economic lifestyles. They often follow a socioeconomic...
ATTACK ON NATIONAL MINORITY STUDENTS: Protests on as advisers say meeting all demands impossible
Adviser to the ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs Supradip Chakma on Monday said that the government had all sympathy for the protesting national minority students but could not meet all their demands...
CHT RIGHTS VIOLATION: Incidents drop but number of victims rises: PCJSS report
The number of human rights violation incidents in the Chittagong Hill Tracts鈥攃omprising Rangamati, Khagrachhari, and Bandarban districts鈥攄ropped to 200 in 2024 from 240 in the previous year, according to a report by the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti...
CHT adviser inspects burnt houses in Lama聽
Adviser to the ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs Supradip Chakma on Friday visited arson damaged Tripura houses at Purba Betchhara Para of Sarai Union in Lama upazila of Bandarban...
Indigenous food, grain fair to begin on Dec 20 in Dhaka
An 鈥業ndigenous Food and Grain Fair鈥� is going to be held from December 20, featuring authentic food of the national minorities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the plains, in Dhaka...
Yunus for tech expansion in CHT
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has laid emphasis on the expansion of technology in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to bridge the gap in communication...
Professor Yunus stresses expansion of technology in CHT
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has laid emphasis on the expansion of technology in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to bridge the gap in communication.
CHT District Council must work for people鈥檚 welfare: Supradip
Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs adviser Supradip Chakma on Tuesday addressed the newly appointed chairman and members of the Chittagong Hill Tracts District Council, emphasising the need for working for the people鈥檚 welfare...
Formation of commission on CHT issues demanded
Politicians, academics and professionals on Monday at a discussion on the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to form a commission to resolve problems in the Chittagong Hill Tracts...
Resolve land issues to execute CHT treaty: seminar
Speakers, including policymakers and government officials, on Monday emphasised the need to resolve land-related issues in the Chittagong Hill Tracts for the effective implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, signed 27 years ago.聽..
Govts blamed for delay in聽treaty execution
The ineffectiveness of the bodies formed under the Chittagong Hill Tracts peace accord has been delaying the full execution of the treaty signed about three decades ago, national minority leaders and rights activists have said.
Challenges, progress, and the pursuit of lasting peace
THE Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, popularly known as the 鈥楶eace Accord,鈥� was signed on December 2, 1997, between the government and the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti. It has been widely discussed locally and internationally. The accord ended the 20-year-long, violent conflict and set the stage for inclusive, peaceful, and integrated coexistence between Bengalis and indigenous...
CHT Accord and a promise unfulfilled
ON DECEMBER 2, 1997, the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord marked a historic moment for Bangladesh, promising peace, development, and political autonomy to the region鈥檚 indigenous communities after decades of armed conflict. Yet, as we commemorate 27 years of this milestone, the stark reality is that the vision of the accord remains largely unfulfilled, leaving many of its promises...
Dawn-to-dusk blockade observed in Khagrachari
The United People鈥檚 Democratic Front, a Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political organisation, on Thursday observed a dawn-to-dusk road blockade in Khagrachari district protesting against Wednesday鈥檚 killing of its three activists and demanding immediate arrest of the killers...
Govt urges monks to observe Kathin Chibardan
The local administration on Monday urged the monks to reconsider their decision of not observing Kathin Chibardan, a major Buddhist festival, in the Chittagong Hill Tracts this year.
Monks declare not to observe Kathin Chibordan in CHT for insecurity
The monks from 15 religious organisations on Sunday announced that this year they would not observe Kathin Chibardan, a major Buddhist ritual festival celebrated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, in the present situation of insecurity in the three hill districts...
Students for Sovereignty protests at sectarian violence in CHT
Students for Sovereignty, a student organisation of Dhaka University, on Friday protested at spreading sectarian violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.